Orphek releases new Amazonas line aimed at public aquariums

The new line of Orphek Amazonas LED lights are aimed at replacing metal halides in public and large-scale aquariums. Using the same multi-LED chipset as the Orphek Kaspian, the new Orphek Amazonas eliminated the white LEDs using a wide range of colors to mix a better shade of white.

The Amazonas 80 is an 80W light designed to replace a single 150-250W metal halide bulb and Amazonas 320, a 320W light that features four of the LED chips found in the Amazonas 80, that would replace a 400-1,000W bulb.

A nice feature is its IP67 rated housing and light is completely waterproof so it can even be mounted outdoors or in a harsh environment. It also has flexibility in reflectors with a 15°, 45°and 60° options to match the depth and spread of the applications. For example, the Amazonos 80 fitted with the 60° reflector will cover 1m x 1m at 1m above the water and at 2m hits over a 2m x 2m area.

The main selling point is an affordable (retailing around $300 for the Amazonas 80) waterproof LED that is as easy to change and mount as a but at an affordable cost with better output at a fraction of the power consumption than traditional MH.

The 80W chipset features 80 3W integrated LEDs in a range of colors all driven at 1W using a waterproof light Menwell driver. There are two versions, the Amazonas 80 xp white and Amazonas 80 xp blue with one designed to push out a whiter light and the other hitting more of the blues.